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"What's concerning here is public money has been used to fund an ad which at best has been ill-thought out, and at worst is offensive and potentially damaging to our older population," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even after hiring his friend as offensive coordinator, who was clearly incompetent, or after showing himself to be inept as an offensive mind.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rebels in the northern Tigray state of Ethiopia launched an offensive against the federal government last month, but were ultimately forced to retreat and lost control of the state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Investment management is very much a team sport. I was managing the very offensive end of the field.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

You didn’t often hear Root apologizing, but then it had been a deeply offensive insult.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The god of war is fickle, and Russia’s spring and summer offensives could still push Ukraine into crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

At the same time, Russia was fortifying its defensive lines, converting its economy to war production, conscripting hundreds of thousands of fighters and adjusting its strategy for renewed offensives this winter.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman